Planning appeal decision
62 Folkes Road, Wootton, MK43 9BX
Planning appeal 3291582 at 62 Folkes Road, Wootton, MK43 9BX (Bedford Borough Council) was dismissed on 17 August 2022 by Inspector Griffiths S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal proposals on the character and appearance of the area.
Relocation of fence
- Authority
- Bedford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Griffiths S
- Postcode
- MK43 9BX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal proposals on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the appeal proposals on highway safety
What decided it
The height and design of the proposed fence would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and create an unacceptable highway safety conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 28S (Place Making)Policy 29 (Design Quality and Principles)Policy 30 (Impact of Developments – Design Impacts)Policy 31 (The impact of development – access impacts)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 111Paragraph 112
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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